Early the next morning, Xie Yan first went to Peony Courtyard to greet Fu Qionghua, and then waited for Xie Yan who came from Zhilan Courtyard, and then they went to Fanlan Courtyard where Mrs. Wei lived.
Mrs. Wei was really happy when she saw mother and daughter coming together, but her happiness faded after a while. In fact, everyone can see Fu Qionghua's care and closeness towards his eldest daughter Xie Yan and his alienation and displeasure towards his second daughter Xie Shu. It makes the atmosphere in the room a bit strange. Even the maid and mother-in-law waiting on the side are looking at It's strange for mother and daughter to get along like this.
Madam Wei glanced at the second girl, Fu Ying, who was standing beside her, and said, "This is the first time your cousin has come back to our mansion. She went to visit the elders yesterday and she thought she was too tired to take a walk around the Duke's mansion. Today, you will accompany your cousin to enjoy the scenery of our house, and also ask your cousins to get closer to each other."
Fu Ying obeyed and followed Xie Shu out.
After leaving the gate of Fanlan Courtyard, Fu Ying couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief. She glanced at Xie Shu, who was walking beside her with a slight smile on her face, not feeling aggrieved at all. She didn't know what to say for a moment.
Seeing her hesitant expression, Xie Shu smiled and said, "I've been used to it for a long time. It's just that my grandmother and cousin don't see how my mother and I get along, so I feel uncomfortable for a while."
Fu Ying looked at her for a long time, then sighed softly, stepped forward and took her hand and said: "That's all, it's okay if my sister can think about it. My aunt has been spoiled by her grandmother, father and uncle since she was a child, so she will inevitably do things casually. Because of my own temperament, my sister has suffered all these grievances."
"Today, according to my grandmother's instructions, I will accompany my sister to take a walk around this garden. Our Duke Anguo's mansion has gone through several generations and has been expanded twice. The scenery in the mansion is ranked among the best in the capital."
Xie Shu smiled: "Then I'll ask cousin Ying to accompany me."
Fu Ying smiled and shook her head: "Wherever I need my sister to thank me, I am happy to take a breather."
After all, when Xie Yan and her aunt were in front of her grandmother, even if the old lady didn't say anything, she would still find an excuse to go away, otherwise she would appear ignorant. Moreover, her aunt and Xie Yan looked at her with undisguised contempt. They felt that she was just a commoner girl. She couldn't see it, so she was unwilling to humiliate herself and stay in Fanlan despite such looks. hospital.
The two of them strolled around the garden together. Xie Shu had been the crown prince's wife for four years in her previous life, and was already very familiar with the scenery of Duke Anguo's mansion. As Fu Ying said, the pavilions, pavilions, pavilions, pavilions, corridors and boats in the mansion were all exquisite. , everywhere reveals the nobility and prominence of the Duke's Mansion.
The two of them walked and looked at each other. Xie Miao smiled and showed her approval at the right time, but she did not reveal her petty attitude at all. On the contrary, it made people feel that she should have stayed in the wealth among flowers and flowers. Ying felt a little strange in her heart, but then she thought about it. Fu Qionghua didn't like Xie Miao because she was angered by her biological mother since she was a child. Her temperament is inevitably more calm and transparent than ordinary women. Once people see through something, they will probably not be so fond of these colorful external objects. If you take it seriously, you can just look at everything in the house with admiration.
Fu Ying admired Xie Shu more in her heart. The two of them walked into a garden and met Aunt Zheng who was also admiring flowers in the garden.
Aunt Zheng glanced at Fu Ying and Mr. Xie, and walked over with a smile: "Why don't you two ladies show your filial piety in front of the old lady at this time, but are you free to stroll in the garden?"
Fu Ying was unhappy in her heart. Aunt Zheng was quite confident because she gave birth to her fourth brother Fu Xuan. However, she was the most gentle and carefree person in front of her father, so her father doted on Aunt Zheng very much. Even my aunt, Mrs. Wei, sometimes had trouble with Aunt Zheng. She tried various methods but failed to make Aunt Zheng fall out of favor.
She is a girl born from a concubine, and her biological mother, Aunt Liu, is just a dowry maid next to her eldest mother, the Wei family. Because her appearance is not as good as Aunt Zheng's, she has received little favor in recent years. Therefore, whenever she meets Aunt Zheng, she feels angry. Be patient and not have an attack.
Fu Ying smiled, smiled slightly at Aunt Zheng and said, "Auntie, I'm just kidding. Grandma asked me to take my cousin around the house so that she can see the scenery in the house."
Aunt Zheng smiled and moved her eyes to Xie Shu who was standing next to Fu Ying. She looked at her carefully and then said with a smile: "They say that a very good-looking cousin has come to the house. I Because of my low status, I am not qualified to attend the banquet the day before yesterday, and I am not qualified to ask my cousin to come over to see me in person. I was still thinking about when I could see me, but I never thought that I would be able to meet her because of such fate."
"My dear, my cousin is really beautiful. At first glance, she outshines all the girls in the house. I don't know how she grew up. Could it be that the water and soil in the south of the Yangtze River are good for raising people, so that I can raise such a beautiful girl as my cousin? A charming woman comes."
Xie Shu lived in Anguo Gongfu for four years in her previous life. She had to get along with Aunt Zheng in the second room under the same roof. She remembered that she had just married Fu Xuzhi and became the crown prince's wife. One time, she met Aunt Zheng, and Aunt Zheng With a bit of envy, he said: "There are more than just girls in the house, but now the girl has gained this respect. Although her methods are a bit unsightly, it doesn't matter. What reputation can be better than that of the Crown Prince's wife?" Noble?"
When she heard Aunt Zheng's words, her face turned red, but she couldn't defend herself because her reputation was damaged, and she wanted to find a crack in the ground to get in.
After resurrecting his life, Mr. Xie only smiled faintly at Aunt Zheng's words and said to Aunt Zheng: "Auntie, you are joking. I can't compare to Cousin Yi and the others. Even if I have some appearance, I am just born in this world." A small family like the Xie family didn't dare to compare with my cousins. However, my aunt's words didn't cause anyone to think too much when word got out, which made me, a cousin who had just come to the house, lose the shame of continuing to live in the house. "
Fu Ying didn't know that Xie Shu could still be so sharp-tongued. She glanced at Aunt Zheng, who was standing there with a stiff smile on her face, and echoed: "That's right, cousin Xie is thin-skinned, aunt, don't say anything more." Such words are misleading, otherwise my cousin would not be comfortable living in the house, and my grandmother will definitely ask why when she finds out."
After all, Aunt Zheng was a little afraid of Mrs. Wei, so she smiled coquettishly, stepped forward and took Xie Shu's hand and said: "Good girl, please don't make me angry. I'm from a low background and can't speak as well as the other girls." The girl misunderstood me."
"Whenever the girl is free, I will personally come to apologize to the girl."
Aunt Zheng said this very sincerely, but she gave birth to the fourth young master Fu Xuan, and the mother is more valuable than the son. How could Mr. Xie respond to her words? As soon as he entered the house, he slapped the fourth young master Fu Xuan and his second wife in the face.
She smiled and said: "It's a misunderstanding, and where does the idea of apologizing or not apologize come from? Auntie, don't make fun of me."
Aunt Zheng took a deep look at Mr. Xie, smiled, and did not continue to mention the matter of apology.
Fu Ying opened her mouth at the right time and said: "Auntie, take your time to enjoy the flowers. I will take my little sister to the front to have a look, so I won't disturb my auntie."
Fu Ying said and walked away with Xie Shu.
Aunt Zheng looked at the two people leaving and thought to herself that Xie Shu's temperament was really not that different from Fu Qionghua's. Could it be that he wasn't close to her since he was a child, so he didn't look the same?
Grandma Wang, who was following behind her, saw that her aunt was silent and thought she was angry, so she quickly said: "She is just a cousin who comes to catch the autumn breeze, and the Xie family is a small family. There is no need for my aunt to be angry for her, no." I was so angry that I was so angry."
Aunt Zheng glanced at her, smiled softly, and said: "Why am I angry? I just think that this cousin is really a wonderful person. Tell me, how could someone with Fu Qionghua's temperament give birth to such a daughter? Look at it. It’s not like this temper came from her belly.”
Grandma Wang's expression changed, and she quickly said: "Auntie, be careful what you say, and be careful not to be overheard by others."
Aunt Zheng just said a casual word and didn't take it seriously. Seeing Aunt Wang acting like this, she just smiled and said: "I just said it casually, it's worth it to scare you like this. I just feel that our aunt is the only one to blame." She loves the naughty girl but not this one. This is obviously a different temperament, and even mother and daughter may not get along. Maybe she has followed someone from the Xie family."
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Caiweiyuan
The second lady, Mrs. Wei, opened the curtain and entered the house. When she saw her daughter Fu Yi, with a rosy face, sitting on the sofa with a book in her hand, she said with some annoyance: "When your two cousins come to the house, you won't do it either." I know that we can go to the garden with you, but Ying Yatou is left to work alone."
While Mrs. Wei was talking, she walked to the soft cave and sat down. There was only a Xiangfei bamboo and gold-carved small table separated from Fu Yi.
Baozhen, the maid next to Fu Yi, served hot tea and snacks.
Fu Yi smiled and said with some disapproval: "Five years ago, I stayed with my aunt because she loved my sister. Now my aunt has such an attitude. Why should I, the eldest daughter of Duke An Guo, lower my stature?" Accompanying my cousin?"
"If your second sister has the patience to accompany you, just ask her to accompany you. I'm too lazy to accompany you to visit Lao Shizi's garden."
Mrs. Wei's eyes fell on her daughter Fu Yi's face. After a long while, she lowered her voice and asked: "Why, you don't like your cousin, Si Yatou? Or is it because Si Yatou met the prince at Fu'an Temple when she came to Beijing? ?”
As soon as she finished speaking, Fu Yi's face suddenly turned red.
Before she could speak, Mrs. Wei smiled and said, "Don't worry, I asked someone to inquire about it yesterday. Although your aunt and others also live in Fu'an Temple, they have not been summoned by the prince." "
After saying that, Ms. Wei looked at her daughter and said, "Silly boy, the prince is only half a king. Do you think anyone can kowtow to the prince? No matter how good the girl is, she has no right to show her face in front of the prince."
Facing her mother's gaze that seemed to be able to see through all her thoughts, Fu Yi's face turned even redder: "Mom, please stop teasing me, I don't mean that."
Wei smiled: "You came out of my belly, so I don't know what you are thinking."
"Back then, the emperor valued the first empress and decided to marry her. Who would have thought that your aunt gave birth to a son, so the marriage had to be abandoned. But the emperor wanted to give our Duke Anguo the dignity, and you are our Duke Anguo's family. My eldest daughter, I might as well have the dignity of being a son."
